ASU graduates wearing a cap and gown

Fall 2025 graduation celebrations

Fall 2025 Graduation Celebrations

 

Most frequently asked question:  What is the difference between Commencement, Convocations and Celebrations?

University Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies are the university-wide ceremonies at which President Crow confers degrees.

At Graduate Commencement, doctoral graduates have their names read and cross the stage. Master degree candidates will be announced by college, but not individually.

At Undergraduate Commencement, undergraduates are presented by college, but not individually. 

Convocation events, hosted by colleges, are celebrations of individual achievement where graduate names are called and graduates cross the stage.

Celebrations are held by and for various student groups and are open to all graduating students. 

Times and locations are subject to change for Commencement, College Convocations, and Celebrations. 

 

Time Ceremony Date Tickets Required Campus Location Live Stream
10:00am Veterans Honor Stole Ceremony Dec 13, 2025 No Tempe Campus ASU Gammage View
10:00am International Student Celebration Dec 13, 2025 No Tempe Campus Student Pavilion View
2:00pm Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Convocation Dec 13, 2025 No Tempe Campus Mullett Arena View
2:30pm Asian/Asian Pacific American Celebration Dec 13, 2025 No Tempe Campus Student Pavilion View
7:00pm Hispanic Celebration Dec 13, 2025 No Tempe Campus Mullett Arena View
9:00am Graduate Commencement Dec 15, 2025 No Tempe Campus Desert Financial Arena View
12:00pm Barrett, The Honors College Convocation Dec 15, 2025 No Tempe Campus ASU Gammage View
2:30pm Undergraduate Commencement Dec 15, 2025 No Tempe Campus Mountain America Stadium, Frank Kush Field View
7:30pm College of Integrative Sciences and Arts Convocation Dec 15, 2025 No Tempe Campus Desert Financial Arena View
9:00am Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation Convocation Dec 16, 2025 No Tempe Campus Desert Financial Arena View
11:30am Rainbow Celebration Dec 16, 2025 No Tempe Campus Student Pavilion
2:30pm The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Convocation Dec 16, 2025 No Tempe Campus Mountain America Stadium, Frank Kush Field View
4:00pm Thunderbird School of Global Management Convocation Dec 16, 2025 Yes Tempe Campus ASU Gammage View
5:30pm Black African Celebration Dec 16, 2025 No Tempe Campus Student Pavilion View
7:30pm Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions Convocation Dec 16, 2025 No Tempe Campus Desert Financial Arena View
9:00am Naval Science Commissioning Ceremony Dec 17, 2025 No Tempe Campus Memorial Union, Turquoise Room
9:00am College of Health Solutions Convocation Dec 17, 2025 No Tempe Campus Desert Financial Arena View
9:00am Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Convocation Dec 17, 2025 Yes Tempe Campus ASU Gammage View
11:30am Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony Dec 17, 2025 No Tempe Campus Armstrong Hall
2:00pm W. P. Carey School of Business Graduate and Undergraduate Convocation Dec 17, 2025 No Tempe Campus Desert Financial Arena View
2:00pm College of Global Futures Convocation Dec 17, 2025 No Tempe Campus ASU Gammage View
6:00pm Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Convocation Dec 17, 2025 Yes Downtown Phoenix Campus Beus Center for Law and Society, Great Hall, College of Law
7:00pm American Indian Celebration Dec 17, 2025 Yes Tempe Campus ASU Gammage View
7:00pm Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Convocation Dec 17, 2025 No Tempe Campus Desert Financial Arena View
9:00am New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Convocation Dec 18, 2025 No Tempe Campus Desert Financial Arena View
2:00pm Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Undergraduate Convocation Dec 18, 2025 No Tempe Campus Desert Financial Arena View
7:00pm Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Graduate Convocation Dec 18, 2025 No Tempe Campus Desert Financial Arena View